Waitakere Ranges – Elements And Interactions, Spatial Variations

Waitakere Ranges – Elements and Interactions Spatial Variations

Element / Interaction Model GEOLOGICAL / GEOMORPHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS = RELIEF PEDOLOGICAL SYSTEM = SOILS CLIMATIC SYSTEM BIOTIC SYSTEM = VEGETATION / ANIMALS

Climate ,[object Object],Waitakere Ranges: Albert Park in Auckland City: 17 16 15 14 11 10 12 13 15 16 17 17 Temp ( C) 160 145 190 170 200 260 240 230 175 130 160 140 Rainfall (mm) Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Month 18 17 15 14 12 11 12 14 17 19 20 20 Temp ( C) 91 95 102 120 135 142 146 103 105 94 65 75 Rainfall (mm) Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Month

Why? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Moist air forced to rise Rain shadow on leeward side Air warms as it descends Air cools as it rises Condensation / Precipitation Leeward side: Warmer, Drier conditions Windward side: Cooler, Wetter conditions Evaporation

[object Object],[object Object]

Relief – Geology / Geomorphology ,[object Object],[object Object]

Main landforms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Formation of landforms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tectonic Processes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Erosional Processes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Soils ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Reasons / Patterns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Kauri / Rimu Forest soils ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other patterns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Vegetation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Forest Stratification ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

General Structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

… continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Vegetation Patterns ,[object Object]

Ridge Tops… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lower Floodplains… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Western flank (Tasman coast) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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